can I just charge my laptop with this or do I have to run it through a 12 volt inverter
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I use the solar charger to charge my 12 volt boat battery. I charge my laptop with 110 volt from my household outlet. I suspect you cannot charge your laptop without an inverter, but that may not be the best solution.. That's the best I can offer.
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Practically any power inverter will power this laptop. http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-CCA150-Power-Inverter-Charging/dp/B008YMUQI2/ref=sr_1_28?ie=UTF8&qid=1389488568&sr=8-28&keywords=power+inverter
164437
As I understand it, it is only an adapter. Your equipment must be able to adjust to the voltage at the source. My laptop is dual voltage so it worked fine.
200552
Unless the Laptop chargers via a USB Port, then I don't believe so. The solar charger has a USB out which delivers 5 volts DC. Most Laptops have a transformer connected to a cord which requires 120 volts AC. I would also assume that the laptop battery itself probably would require at least 12 volts DC or more if it could be charged directly. You could get a regular solar panel to do it if it was connected to a 120 volt AC inverter.
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I ran a small 400 watt inverter off of this unit to operate a laptop computer up on the dash of my motorhome while underway. Worked fine but the key of course is having it on a properly fused 12 volt circuit matched to whatever device your trying to run. This unit has a 15 amp limit. Use it improperly and I'm sure it would burn up.
643702
I do not think so. Be careful with inverters of this type. They are called "modified sine wave inverters" And what you really need is termed a "True Sine Wave Inverter." A modified sine wave inverter delivers a digital wave form that over time will destroy your laptop. It also is very probable that it is what is causing your problems. A "True Sine Wave Inverter" produces a real waveform and also switches at 60HZ. It gives the same purity of,power as your electric company does. However these are more expensive then the modified sine wave models are. Most of those come with warnings not to use any devices that need chargers.. Examples of true sine wave inverters are made by Samlex, Xantrex, ( my two favorite producers ) and a few other companies.
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It is powered from the laptop itself. I plug my (Dell) laptop in (by way of 110vt. adapter) and use it, otherwise you will be draining your laptop battery pretty fast.
1168613
It converts 12 volt battery in to ac power.You wire it to a 12 volt battery in like a pick up or a car with the motor running to charge the battery. The inverter will run like a microwave, electronic drill, coffee maker, tv's it will power a lot of things.
447405
not that I know of,if you wanted to use 12 volt,a 12 volt DC to AC inverter works good.
650252
Only do this with a DC-DC converter (12 to 5V) as the power cord that comes with this decreased the input voltage to this (via a voltage divider inside of the plug). It will run with 12V but this will decrease the life of the unit. A DC-DC converter can be purchased on Amazon for around $6.
397216
No. This only charges at 5v. You would need 13-20v to charge a laptop. (Depending on model) There are packs available to charge laptops, but this is not one.
464064
I would think that for a cooler or laptop you would need a power inverter 12 volt dc to 110 ac, the auxiliary power outlet would only be putting out 12 volts, unless the cooler and or laptop run on 12 volts then yes.
1951124
No, you will need an external switch to do that. Also you need to make sure it bypasses your charging system, so that you are not trying to charge your batteries from the inverter.
855108
No - it has a 12VDC digarette lighter output...you could get an inverter (about $20) to plug into that and power your laptop, though.
1560058
If your laptop can be charged with 9 or 12 volts, and it draws no more than 4.5 amps while charging, then yes. However, I'm pretty certain that most laptops require around 18 volts for charging, maybe a chromebook could be charged with this guy, but I would need to check.If you want to post a link to your laptop I could tell you with certainty whether or not you can charge yours with it.
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I have a red switch which has 7 options for voltage. You will need to look at the bottom of your laptop to see how many volts your computer uses. Mine is 19V so I put my red switch to 19.5V to charge my laptop. Anything below that wont charge mine. I hope that answers your question.
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This is a current inverter: from 12 volts to 110/120 volts. That means that you have to get your 12 volts from a battery, usually from a car, because the car battery is readily charged up, then run a extension cord from the inverter into your house, as back-up power, to power up a light, or a TV, when power from your Utility Company is down. But you are not limited to the battery in your car. You can have a 12 volt battery in your garage or in your basement. You also need to have a charger that will charge-up that battery, (you can buy a charger at any place they sell car or Golf Cart batteries) and connect the inverter to it to get your 110 volts back-up power for the times when Power from the Utility Company is down. Keep in mind that a battery will not last long using this inverter. For any practical purpose you will need a pack of batteries, like: 2, 4, 8 or more, to have some serious back-up power for 1, 2, 4, or more hours. Go to solarpenny.com to find out about battery packs, or solar power that can keep your battery pack charged up.